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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

good morning! breakfast burritos

Mornings. I really do like them. I think it's because I've always been afraid I'm going to miss out on something if I ly around too long. In fact, when I'd want to have sleepovers growing up, Mom would only agree to it if I would pinky-swear promise that I wouldn't wake up my guests at the crack of dawn. I was always so eager to see what the day had in store, it never dawned on me my friends wouldn't feel likewise. So... I would begrudgingly stick to my promise. But with every ounce of my being, I'd lay there thinking, "What a waste... sigh...".

Now I'm nearly 38 with two school-aged children and having to get up at the crack of dawn. My, how that changes one's perspective.Actually, I'm still good with early rising, but I just can't get up quite early enough to get in everything I want to. The alarm goes off some days at 4:45 and some days at 5:00, depending on the state of my hair the night before (short hair would be somuch easier!). To get myself ready, the boys all together, pack lunches, and prepare breakfast, it's all we can do to get out by our goal launch time of 6:40 without scratching each other's eyes out (not really... but those of you who are in the same boat know exactly what I'm talking about). Thankfully, John is a huge help... huge. Needless to say, breakfast can be trying. Because of our somewhat lengthy drive to school, we need to have options that are car-worthy. (Speaking of that, did you know one of the biggest indicators of child neglect is eating breakfast in the car? Yep. I read the article right after going back to work full time. I've almost let go of that guilt.)I have been mulling around a protein-centered grab-and-go idea for a while now, and it finally came together. Within about 15 minutes on Saturday morning, I had six Good Morning! Breakfast Burritos made; four prepared and wrapped for the freezer, two we ate right away. Cheap, healthy, flavorful, and fast.

So... yesterday morning... Monday morning... the mother of all mornings... I tested one. I'll have you know: requiring less than two minutes in the microwave, tasting as fresh as the day I made it, I was eating one successfully in the car by 6:42, and rocking out to Mandisa's, "Good Morning," with the boys. And you know what? We all still had our eyes.Bingo.